Project Goals: List your project goals here (same list of goals as those listed on the project summary pa Phase I - 2011-2012
1. Teachers will learn best practices in PBL/STEAM and apply them to a Bottle Rocket unit as measured by teacher-designed rubric or checklist. (Fall, 2011)
2. Students will have fewer office referrals (compare fall to spring NC Wise) and improve math achievement (compare fall math grades to spring, benchmarks) during the Bottle Rocket PBL/STEAM project
3. Identify places in the core curriculum where PBL/STEAM learning applications fit without becoming an ‘add on subject’ for the curriculum and design 6 PBL/STEAM units that are well-aligned and integrated. (Spring, 2012)
Phase II - 2012-2013
1. Increase student motivation and understanding of STEAM in the real world to create 21st century learners within the 2012-2013 school year.
2. Students will demonstrate high math achievement and engagement in 6 PBL/STEAM units of study.
Activity
Goal
List which project goal (from this list at the top of this page) this activity is linked to.
Timeline
List exact dates where possible (update with exact dates as determiend).
Person(s) Responsible
Assessment Tool
How will you measure the success of this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write N/A)
Data
What data will be collected to document student or teacher learning from this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write N/A)
Results
What are the desired results from this activity?
Once activity has been completed fill in actual results from activity.
Have collaborative team planning to set calendars, dates, and activities for project
research
Goal 1
September 1, September 23 and other dates as determined for observations and research
All Fellows
Fellows will identified dates, times and locations for observations and research
Fellows will research and become familiar with schools that already have successful PBL models in place
All fellows will attend PD sessions and seminars that relate to each subject and/ or core curriculum
taught by individual teachers
Goal 1 & 2
Various dates throughout the upcoming year
All Fellows
Create a model curriculum for our PBL program we plan to create from our research
Fellows will collect and maintain information from each PD activity and create a cumulitive notebook and rough draft curriculum guide
Fellows will work on creating a PBL/ STEM curriculum guide based on research to be used in the upcoming year.
Collaborate to create Bottle Rocket Unit
Goal 1
Final collaboration occurred on Feb 3rd.
All Fellows
Students will work individually to create the computer animation and to build rockets.
Students will have checklists to complete prior to moving onto the next stage.
Students will build rockets based on a set budget.
Conference in Durham
Goal 1
Feb 3 and 4 2012
All Fellows
Fellows learn how to use the STEM based software and investigate how it could be integrated into AMS classrooms
Site visit to teacher in Chapel Hill
Goal 1
Feb 1 2012
All Fellows
Fellows learn about the STEM based software from a teacher who is already using it
Bottle rocket pilot
Goal 2
Feb 13 - Mar 2 2012
All Fellows
Student will complete formative assessments
Do you have these assessments created? If not- enter in here the plan for creating them. Mark will contact Steven at WNC on Feb 6th. The assessment will be given to students on Feb 10th. If so- upload form to your wiki or email form to us so we can be on the same page about your assessment plans.
Ideas for next year:
weigh it before and after
measure for distance (length)
balancing point
same size bottles
possibility of using 3 bottles
budget and students are charged for materials
checklist
more research into the history of rockets
needs to be a writing piece
Student feedback on formative assessments will dictate the future pbl/stem project
Enter here the type of data you will collect from these formative assessments so that it's clear how you will know your progress toward meeting the desired result We will be assessing student engagement during the project.
Students are familiar with STEM and how it relates to academics and real world applications;
students increase interest in STEM classes, projects, and activities
Meeting to debrief from bottle rocket pilot
Goal 2
March 21 2012
All Fellows
Teachers will review the research and the successfulness of bottle rocket project.
Planning meeting for fall 2012
Goal 3
add specific dates To Be determined March 21, 2012
All Fellows
Teachers will determine the PBL and STEM projects for the 2012-2013 school year.
Lesson Plan Guide
Goal 3
All Fellows
Lesson Plan for use with Project Based Learning. This is the checklist/rubric for project based lesson units.
Following this lesson plan will help teachers create meaningful projects.
Presentation and Report:
(in no order currently)
Action Item:
Ask Steven to compile data from survey into legible graphs. -Mark will ask this of him. John will email you the survey data.
TJ to fix the CO2 track starting gate and finishing gate. and talk to the gym teachers.
Kevin to talk to the race car driver.
TJ to talk to Jan about pulling SWIS data on students. TJ will interview students.
List your project goals here (same list of goals as those listed on the project summary pa
Phase I - 2011-2012
1. Teachers will learn best practices in PBL/STEAM and apply them to a Bottle Rocket unit as measured by teacher-designed rubric or checklist. (Fall, 2011)
2. Students will have fewer office referrals (compare fall to spring NC Wise) and improve math achievement (compare fall math grades to spring, benchmarks) during the Bottle Rocket PBL/STEAM project
3. Identify places in the core curriculum where PBL/STEAM learning applications fit without becoming an ‘add on subject’ for the curriculum and design 6 PBL/STEAM units that are well-aligned and integrated. (Spring, 2012)
Phase II - 2012-2013
1. Increase student motivation and understanding of STEAM in the real world to create 21st century learners within the 2012-2013 school year.
2. Students will demonstrate high math achievement and engagement in 6 PBL/STEAM units of study.
List which project goal (from this list at the top of this page) this activity is linked to.
List exact dates where possible (update with exact dates as determiend).
How will you measure the success of this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write N/A)
What data will be collected to document student or teacher learning from this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write N/A)
What are the desired results from this activity?
Once activity has been completed fill in actual results from activity.
research
taught by individual teachers
Do you have these assessments created?
If not- enter in here the plan for creating them.
Mark will contact Steven at WNC on Feb 6th. The assessment will be given to students on Feb 10th.
If so- upload form to your wiki or email form to us so we can be on the same page about your assessment plans.
Ideas for next year:
Enter here the type of data you will collect from these formative assessments so that it's clear how you will know your progress toward meeting the desired result
We will be assessing student engagement during the project.
students increase interest in STEM classes, projects, and activities
To Be determined March 21, 2012
Here is a resource: Lesson Builder:
http://www.stemresources.com/index.php?option=com_curriculum&controller=lesson_types
(in no order currently)
Action Item:
Ask Steven to compile data from survey into legible graphs. -Mark will ask this of him. John will email you the survey data.
TJ to fix the CO2 track starting gate and finishing gate. and talk to the gym teachers.
Kevin to talk to the race car driver.
TJ to talk to Jan about pulling SWIS data on students. TJ will interview students.